This week, the blog is sponsored by New Growth Press, and this post is written by Dave Harvey, author of The Clay Pot Conspiracy.
The first time I preached as a lead pastor, my hopes were through the roof. With all humility (I assured myself), this could be truly epic. My performance will give overwhelming confirmation that I am God’s man to lead our church into the future. My words might even kickstart a little revival. Heck, why not a big one! After all, real leadership means expressing urgent faith for monumental impact, right?
Five minutes into the message, I lost my voice. As bad as you might imagine this being, it was much worse. I rasped through fifteen to twenty minutes, then wrapped it up. I might as well have just walked around the church with a “Kick me!” sign strapped across my chest. I vowed to never let this happen again.
Next week, it happened again.
It’s funny, but I thought leadership was going to make me look better. God had other designs, including silencing one brand of confidence to cultivate another.
Ministry Is a Gospel Reenactment
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